Tuesday, 25 January 2011

pleased to say this is somehting from nothing. yes i used new cottons but the rest has been saved from the bin....tiny scraps and even the card base was something i received as packaging... i feel there's always something a bit extra when a pleasant object is made instead of being sent to landfill.. hopefully the recipeint will use it again as i put a letter in the fold with a message

Monday, 24 January 2011

had a lovely play with my box of itty bitty scraps for the stems and the small bits box for the flowers - went with simplicity in the end - various machine embroidery stitching and freemotion - the leaves didnt add anything . sometimes it's good to know when to stop.

the upshot is that - Now ... much prettier and i got to use some tiny scraps and the fancy stiches on my machine.. feel happier to use it now too .Win - Win

Sunday, 23 January 2011

Had this bag for some time - 2008 actually as you can see from the face ..but although utalitarian not pretty ..so a plan with some scraps for a facelift ....... i have the idea for fabric flowers and leaves and grass........

Saturday, 22 January 2011

it's funny because it looks a whole lot better than in the pictures...the colours really flow into each other

and you know how it is --no matter how much you look at something ;;;]]]~}#}]]]]]]]]]]]](that was the dog typing!) you don't realize till it's all sewn together that the piece has an odd piece of pattern on it!!

the line on the orange square looks like a Biro mark but is in fact just the slightest of pattern...that surprisingly you don't notice how definite a line it is when looking at the whole fabric......how did i not notice that BEFORE i pieced it? ...hopefully it will be disguised by some quilting (fingers crossed) so that my eye is not immediately drawn to it!!

Friday, 14 January 2011

this shows the texture on the squares. the dark green was a door curtain when my daughter moved into her place. it was covered in paint splatters - but even though i really didnt like it i kept it in for use as a paint throw- but it really adds pop to this and i already like it on my oven gloves - reuse reuse and reuse - its surprising how things look so good in another setting after a good wash!

Thursday, 13 January 2011

a pair of blue tits are weighing up whether this will be a suitable home - i know last year they looked but never occupied - fingers crossed for this year though as it is really interesting to watch the constant feeding during the summer like when the robins moved in to their robin box with the baby robins

Tuesday, 11 January 2011

i have decided to just improvise - no particular plan only a simple 4" square quilt made of solid colours - well monochromatics anyway. i have just picked out from my stash the colours i think will go together - just on how i feel - and started cutting and adding to the pile with another complimentary colour.

Very happy with it so far .. i expect i will try and be random in the placement - and my plan is to be more organised and press the seams properly - as i must admit i am not always too hot on pressing!

Tuesday, 4 January 2011

with having time off over the Christmas break i have had time to potter - i also realised (when i kept burning my fingers) my oven gloves were past their best - and for some reason i tend not to think of making bits for myself - however several burnt fingers later here they are. i really like the square quilting and they are just the right thickness - they have cotton covers and poly filling - but that's fine and heat resistant enough. Already in use and working well with the jam tarts!

part time crafting - full time working gets in the way!

I LOVE sewing - it just makes me happy - and recently started quilting which I haven't tried since hand piecing hexagons when I was 8 or so - please click on my blog below and let me know what you think